llevadosvsllevándoseWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: llevados is a participle, llevándose is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“llevados” is a participle and “llevándose” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,674
“llevados” frequency rank
#19,478
“llevándose” frequency rank
29152
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevados llevándose
Definition Forma del plural de llevado, participio de llevar o de llevarse. Gerundio de llevar, con el pronombre «se» enclítico.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set llevados and llevándose apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
llevados
10 ch
llevándose

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llevados is [ʝeˈβ̞að̞os] while llevándose is [ʝeˈβ̞ãn̪d̪ose]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llevados is recorded at frequency rank #9,674, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞os]. llevándose is at rank #19,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ãn̪d̪ose].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 29152, this pair ranks #218,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llevados vs llevándose

Shared letters: delosv. Private to "llevados": a. Private to "llevándose": .

"llevados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "llevándose" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevadoslelvados · levados · lleavdos · llebados · llevaddos · llevadoss · llevadso · llevaods

Frequency comparison

llevados#9,674
llevándose#19,478

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llevados" and "llevándose" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "llevados" is a participle and "llevándose" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "llevados" or "llevándose"?
"llevados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,674 in our Spanish list, against #19,478 for "llevándose". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering llevados vs llevándose

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “llevados”; for a verb, it's “llevándose”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “llevados” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list